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40 Cards in this Set
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alienate
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separate, estrange, exclude
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elated
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happy, glad, overjoyed
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epigrams
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bon mot, quip, aphorism, note
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lackadaisical
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lazy, languid, lethargic, apathetic
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licentious
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immoral, lewd, unrestrained
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numismatist
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coin collector
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fatalistic
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believing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate
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obtrude
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intrude, interrupt, impose
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paucity
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scarcity, lack, insufficiency
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pensive
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reflective, meditative, contemplative, musing
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amalgamated
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brought together, united
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antiquated
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old, antique
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beleaguer
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besiege, bother, attack
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caricature
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mockery, cartoon
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dally
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dawdle, loiter
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demented
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crazy, insane, deranged, ridiculous
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felonious
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criminal, illegal, law-breaking
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gorged
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stuffed, ate to much of
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hone
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to sharpen, to intensify
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opiate
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narcotic, sedative, medacine
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pernicious
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harmful, destructive
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covert
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secret, hidden, concealed
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augment
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enlarge, enhance, expand
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portentous
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pretentious, pompous, arrogant, snobbish, ostentatious
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propagate
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spread, broadcast, publicize
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perilous
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dangerous, unsafe
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choler
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anger, irascibility, wrath
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gall
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anger, annoyance, vexation
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prodigious
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abnormal, extraordinary
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tribulation
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grief, affliction, trouble, hardship, ordeal
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conjure
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bring to mind
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envious
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jealous, resentful
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enmity
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hatred, antagonism
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perjury
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lie, dishonesty
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impute
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assign, attribute
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idolatry
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worship
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procure
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acquire, obtain
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wanton
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immoral, unchaste, lewd, licentious
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vile
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evil, wicked
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intercession
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intervention, negotiation
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